Databases - locate scholary sources - Ethnic Studies

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The databases below are recommended by the Research & Instruction librarian and liaison to the Ethnic Studies department.

These databases contain peer-reviewed sources (i.e., academic, scholarly, or refereed sources) that are written by experts in the discipline. They utilize standards of research and writing directed by editors and other professionals in their field - this ensures the quality and accuracy of the information in the journal or book.

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Please keep in mind that Ethnic Studies research is interdisciplinary and intersectional - in other words, it overlaps with several other disciplines. See our Articles by Subject page to use databases recommended for other disciplines.

Chicano Database This link opens in a new window
Chicano Database content includes records from journals and other resources including newspapers, books, and book chapters. The database provides extensive depth with coverage dating back to the 1960s and selective indexing dating back to the early 1900s.
Chicano Database also includes The Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database covering psychological, sociological and educational literature.
The expansive content in Chicano Database subject coverage includes art, bilingual education, education, labor, literature, mental health, law, poetry, politics and sociology.
Ethnic Diversity Source This link opens in a new window
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Online collection covering cultures, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences of a variety of ethnic and cultural groups in the U.S. Includes scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, biographies, primary sources, and ebooks.
Library database links to Ethnic Diversity Source simultaneously searches EBSCO's Diversity and Ethnic Studies eBook collection as well as periodicals and documents from EBSCO's main Ethnic Diversity Source collection.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
A current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
The complete collection includes the module Ethnic NewsWatch: A History™, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989. Together, these resources present an unmatched, comprehensive, full-text collection.
Exploring Race in Society This link opens in a new window
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High quality content selected to support dialogue on key issues surrounding systemic racism for students and faculty. The database includes full-text of articles from books, government documents, magazines and academic journals.

Fuente Academica Plus
Fuente Académica Plus is a dedicated resource of more than 1,600 scholarly journals and quality magazines from Latin America, Portugal and Spain.
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All major subject areas are covered with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion and sociology. It is an indispensable tool of exceptional scope designed to make academic research readily accessible in PDF format. Fuente Académica Plus is a dedicated resource of more than 1,600 scholarly journals and quality magazines from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. All major subject areas are covered with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion and sociology. It is an indispensable tool of exceptional scope designed to make academic research readily accessible in PDF format

Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Social Sciences Full Text provides access to a wide assortment of the most important English-language social science journals. It includes full text of articles from journals dating as far back as 1995 and indexing and abstracts of periodicals dating as far back as 1983, which includes peer-reviewed resources covering the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences.
Subject coverage includes addiction studies, anthropology, community health & medical care, communications, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, international relations, law, mass media, minority studies, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, urban studies and much more.

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Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
Global Road Warrior is the world’s most extensive country-by-country resource for learning about culture, customs, history, and language worldwide. Global Road Warrior consists of 175 Country Guides of 119 topics each.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary, full-text database offering full-text articles, including peer-reviewed titles; also includes indexing and abstracts. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Excellent "pro/con" analysis of key social, economic, and policy issues. Weekly issues cover a new topic in a 20-30 page report, including a history of the issue, the current debate with likely outcomes, and a bibliography of key sources. Covers 1991 - present.

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